Bay Space cop charged with masturbating in entrance of family throughout domestic violence call

A Bay Area police officer has been charged with masturbating in front of a family that known as police throughout a fraught home violence name.

The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Workplace has charged Matthew Dominguez, 32, with a misdemeanor indecent exposure after responding to a restraining order name on the night of April 21.

An unidentified individual whose household put a domestic violence restraining order towards him had allegedly violated the order and was at the household’s dwelling, in response to an announcement of information provided by the District Lawyer’s Office.

The mother, identified within the statement as Ms. S, the father, Mr. A, and their 23-year-old daughter referred to as police. Dominguez and two different officers arrived on the scene, with the former taking the “lead investigative position,” per the assertion.

Dominguez began the investigation by speaking to the daughter.

“Officer Dominguez took curiosity in her and continued to work together virtually solely together with her,” the assertion learn.

After she gave the officer a doable location, Dominguez allegedly ordered the other two officers to conduct the search. Whereas he “milled around the house,” in keeping with the statement, “he managed to maintain the daughter in view of his Body Worn Digital camera.”

The daughter then requested Dominguez about her brother’s GPS monitor, which they — and Ms. S, the mother — went to retrieve together. After Dominguez was handed the monitor, the mother alleged that Dominguez unzipped his pants and commenced rubbing his crotch. The daughter additionally allegedly witnessed this.

Later, the daughter went into the kitchen to get her mom a glass of water. Dominguez allegedly adopted her into the kitchen.

As he turned around to face Ms. S, she “noticed Officer Dominguez’s penis outdoors of his pants fully uncovered,” the statement read.

The mother and daughter then went to seek out Mr. A, the daddy, and so they called an uncle who was close to the scene.

When Mr. A returned into the kitchen, he “saw Officer Dominguez going through out of the kitchen together with his erect penis in his left hand and his proper hand on the counter.” Mr. A left the home; a couple of minutes minutes later, Dominguez allegedly left and went back to work.

“The charged conduct is past disturbing,” District Attorney Jeff Rosen stated. “Regulation enforcement officers reply to our homes to help crime victims, not terrorize, traumatize, and create new victims.”

This isn't the first misconduct incident within the previous month involving San Jose police. An officer investigating the kidnapping of 3-month-old Brandon Cuellar was allegedly drunk throughout the investigation, tipping off an FBI agent at the scene, KRON reported.

Dominguez is on administrative go away following the incident, the District Attorney’s Office mentioned. His arraignment is scheduled for June 22.